Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Botsford sell for 37% less than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $174,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $200,000. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $70,100.
Three ways to price a home in Botsford
Each source sits beside its own median for New Brunswick’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $200K
- Owners
- 505
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $161K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.9×
- Buyers
- 65
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $239K
all residential
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $140K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
A detached house in Botsford is assessed 45% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
Of Botsford’s 1,155 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 86% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of New Brunswick’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Before 1961: 37% of the homes in Botsford, where New Brunswick’s towns have 18%
545 occupied homes stood in Botsford in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 96% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Botsford | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 4% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Botsford ran at 24.2 homes a year per 1,000, where New Brunswick’s towns ran at 10.9
Building permits added 66 homes in Botsford between 2019 and 2023: some 13 a year. Single-unit buildings took 94% of them, where New Brunswick’s towns built 64%.
The busiest year: 2023, with 44 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Botsford sits near the middle of New Brunswick’s towns ($187,000)
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Botsford: Westmorland
Next to Botsford: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Botsford with figures are 19–34 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford | $174K | $200K | 95% | |
| Westmorland | $150K | $199K | 93% | 18.7 |
| Cap-Pelé | $200K | $217K | 77% | 26.2 |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | $200K | $252K | 89% | 30.6 |
| Summerside | $250K | $262K | 53% | 33.7 |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | $200K | $234K | 88% | 34 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Botsford
What is the average house price in Botsford?
Homes sold for an average $161,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 0.9 times their household income.
How many households in Botsford are in core housing need?
Above the norm for New Brunswick’s towns (4%): 7% in Botsford, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Botsford expensive for New Brunswick?
Neither more nor less: New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $187,000, and Botsford is near it.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).